"The more complex and ill-structured the domain, the more there is to be understood for any instructional topic, and, therefore, the more that is unfortunately hidden in any single pass, in any single context, for any restricted set of purposes, or from the perspective of any single conceptual model" (Spiro, et. al, 1991, p. 8).
Post interesting articles re: the use of wikis in education here.
Rheingold, Howard. (1998). The art of hosting good conversations online. Rheingold's brainstorms: Rheingoldian writing. Retrieved December 19, 2007, from http://www.rheingold.com/texts/artonlinehost.html
Wiki’s and Open Source: Collaborative or Cooperative? - Blog post that problematizes the nature of wikis and open source, suggesting that they are cooperative, but that in many ways, they fall short of the collaboration they proclaim to support
Wikis Still Have a Perception Problem - Short blog post that explains why some are slow to adopt wikis--claims people are missing out on the "greatest productivity tool since email"
Wiki's wild world : Nature - Editorial re: using wikis and what they make possible for the scientific community
References
Spiro, Rand J., Feltovich, Paul J., Jacobson, Michael I., & Coulson, Richard L. (1991). Cognitive flexibility, constructivism, and hypertext: Random access instruction for advanced knowledge acquisition in ill-structured domains. Retrieved November 3, 2003, from http://phoenix.sce.fct.unl.pt/simposio/Rand_Spiro.htm
"The more complex and ill-structured the domain, the more there is to be understood for any instructional topic, and, therefore, the more that is unfortunately hidden in any single pass, in any single context, for any restricted set of purposes, or from the perspective of any single conceptual model" (Spiro, et. al, 1991, p. 8).
Post interesting articles re: the use of wikis in education here.
O'Reilly Network -- What Is a Wiki (and How to Use One for Your Projects)
Remote Access - The Social Life of Knowledge
Rheingold, Howard. (1998). The art of hosting good conversations online. Rheingold's brainstorms: Rheingoldian writing. Retrieved December 19, 2007, from http://www.rheingold.com/texts/artonlinehost.html
Tips On Developing A Wiki Community - Discusses the psychology of the development of a wiki community
When Students Have to Take Their Learning Underground - Parental complaints shut down class wiki project
Wide Open Spaces: Wikis, Ready or Not - Blog post regarding wikis
Wiki Pedagogy - Dossiers technopédagogiques - An article on wiki pedagogy
Wiki’s and Open Source: Collaborative or Cooperative? - Blog post that problematizes the nature of wikis and open source, suggesting that they are cooperative, but that in many ways, they fall short of the collaboration they proclaim to support
Wikis Still Have a Perception Problem - Short blog post that explains why some are slow to adopt wikis--claims people are missing out on the "greatest productivity tool since email"
Wiki's wild world : Nature - Editorial re: using wikis and what they make possible for the scientific community
References
Spiro, Rand J., Feltovich, Paul J., Jacobson, Michael I., & Coulson, Richard L. (1991). Cognitive flexibility, constructivism, and hypertext: Random access instruction for advanced knowledge acquisition in ill-structured domains. Retrieved November 3, 2003, from http://phoenix.sce.fct.unl.pt/simposio/Rand_Spiro.htm